Member Reviews

I requested this book in hopes of getting advice on setting up a profile. I didn't really feel like there was a lot of info on this topic. There were a lot of tasks about how to keep your profile ratio high, and there was also repeating information.

This would def be good for someone starting out but I have been with Netgalley since 2011 and there really wasn't much to benefit someone like me.

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This toolkit was really helpful as a newbie in the world of requesting books. The toolkit provides a lot of tips on how to up your chances in receiving a requested book and how best to reach as many people as possible with your reviews. I have held my Goodreads account for years but have never mastered the art of providing quality reviews and successfully networking but thanks to this toolkit, I feel much more confident and am super excited to start this journey!

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I found this to be quite informative and helpful. Definitely a lot of tips and tricks I'll keep in mind in the future.

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Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this toolkit.
I found it informative and really useful as I begin my journey of reviewing books on NetGalley!

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An interesting read with some good tips for reviewing! I'll definitely keep some in mind in the future to help build my feedback in a more constructive manner.

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This book is actually really helpful. To be honest, I am horrible HORRIBLE at sending reviews. I never knew what to type. I always felt like i typed too less but this book really helped me. If you’re planning to be a “professional” at book blogging. You should read this atleast once.

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What a great way to get beginners started on NetGalley! I really appreciate and admire the content within, and will be putting it into use!

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Coming from the perspective of an aspiring book reviewer, this was a super helpful guide! It outlined the most popular platforms for book reviews and connecting with fellow bibliophiles as well as all kinds of tips and tricks to help you find your unique space to grow and share your content. Will definitely be referencing this guide in the future as I develop my own style of expressing my love of books and would recommend it to anyone looking for advise on promoting a book or related content!

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I really enjoyed reading this NetGalley toolkit.

It was very helpful and included a lot of useful information, including:
- tips for requesting NetGalley books and keeping your feedback ratio high
- creating book reviews for various formats (e.g., blog, YouTube, Instagram, etc.)
- social media tips and strategies

I particularly enjoyed the strategizing and accessibility sections! There were a couple of formatting issues I found, such as deleting extra spaces, but overall I really liked the format of the toolkit.

I recommend this to anyone just starting out on NetGalley or who is looking to improve their experience on this platform.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free review copy in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a great guide for both new and established netgalley reviewers. It is full of information, ideas and tools to help you have the best experience possible with all of the publishers and books available to request.

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This was quite helpful in starting up my NetGalley account. I was glad that I was able to download and read. I used the information to go back and change up my profile.

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This is the perfect Advocate Toolkit! I am so glad I was able to use this for future references. Thank you so much!

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Great guide with tip and tricks to make the most of your book reviewing experience. This guide gives helpful advice for all types of reviewers, whether you want to focus on a particular format or are looking for guidance in how to format your reviews. I would suggest anyone reading this before starting your NetGalley journey.

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This was a helpful resource, especially when it discussed different review tips. I wish I'd found this book at the very start of my NetGalley journey, but better late than never, right? If you are just starting on here and haven't read it yet, I highly recommend looking through it before making any requests!

I appreciated how detailed it was when discussing different review formats, as well as how it broke down what each type was, how to achieve that specific style, and how readers might react to each one. It was also neat that they provided a content planning section to help people get started on their content creation journey. It was also refreshing to see that they emphasized enjoying what you produce instead of just focusing on what's performing well. Always a great tip to keep in mind when dealing with social media.

The hashtag tips were also insightful, and I hadn't heard most of them before reading this. I will say that some of the font throughout the toolkit was hard to read...I knew what they were trying to write, but it was still difficult to see. This was particularly true on the hashtag tips pages: "Twitter Tips" "Booktok Tips."

It was also neat that the toolkit broke down each popular social media channel and gave descriptions for each one. This will help people just starting out to easily determine what niche they want to be apart of if they haven't already decided before joining NetGalley.

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This is a basic but handy guide on using NetGalley, writing reviews, and publicizing books. I wish the links had been set to open in a new tab—the PDF is difficult to use in a browser, and I couldn’t get the links to work at all in the Kindle app. Also, I wish the guide had included more tips on building audience engagement. Overall, the guide is good for beginners but of limited use for more advanced users.

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I found this extremely helpful for someone who is constantly trying to improve their NetGalley profile like myself and get the most out of their account. There are countless tips not only for NetGalley, but also other social media/review sites. The layout is clear, concise, and pleasing to read. I am very thankful for this document!

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I have been on Netgalley for a little over a year and this was a good reminder of what I should and should not do. The first was update your profile occasionally, which I had not done and when I read what I wrote, it was in desperate need of an update. I also updated my genres, as one of them, I have decided I am not a fan of. I am what succinct reviewer, so it was helpful to read the tips for that. I created a template to use for all my future reviews, from this guide. I downloaded this to my computer, so that I can refer to it often. It is very helpful to remind you that you are here to help the publishers and author's with their books.

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This toolkit is helpful for those beginning to document their book reviews and those established in creating reviews per completed book. I highly recommend this as well as check out Netgalley’s instagram for more insight into book reviewing.

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This book provided really good starting points for anyone who is new to NetGalley. There was a lot of tips and tools for the reader to at least be able to establish themselves as a reviewer, as well as multiple links one could follow to gain more insight on a particular topic. I found this very helpful as a new NetGalley user.

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I've been reading/reviewing for 6 years on NetGalley, and I already knew something about it before that. Honestly, I figured this would be more for newbies, but I was proven wrong. There are a lot of really useful tools in this kit, and I'll be coming back to it a lot, and not just for reviewing on NetGalley. I wish something like this had been around when I first started. There are even lots of handy links where you can find even more information. Even after so many years reviewing, I was resistant to YouTube and TikTok, but there's information about those too. This is seriously one of the best resources I've seen for book reviewers, and I think every new reviewer should have it.

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